Add Tidelift management docs and blurb on README, as discussed in the ML

[nicoddemus]

As discussed in the ML, adding a document describing how we plan to split the funds, and how maintainers can start/stop receiving funding.

A quick draft, so suggestions on the docs are very welcome!

@asottile and @blueyed can already start their subscription process. Payments occur at the end of each month.

@RonnyPfannschmidt would you also like to join right now?

---

I created @pytest-dev/tidelift-admins to list the people which can make changes to Tidelift. What do you folks think?

cc @kszu

[asottile]

looks great, thanks for writing this up and doing the due diligence about documenting the admin process 👍

[codecov]

Codecov Report

Merging #5240 into master will increase coverage by <.01%.
The diff coverage is n/a.

@@            Coverage Diff             @@
##           master    #5240      +/-   ##
==========================================
+ Coverage   96.06%   96.06%   +<.01%     
==========================================
  Files         114      114              
  Lines       25823    25823              
  Branches     2550     2550              
==========================================
+ Hits        24806    24808       +2     
+ Misses        706      705       -1     
+ Partials      311      310       -1

Impacted Files	Coverage Δ
testing/acceptance_test.py	98.03% <0%> (+0.39%)	⬆️

---

Continue to review full report at Codecov.

Legend - Click here to learn more
Δ = absolute <relative> (impact), ø = not affected, ? = missing data
Powered by Codecov. Last update 803d688...dae455e. Read the comment docs.

[blueyed]

Thank you!

[RonnyPfannschmidt]

@nicoddemus thanks for preparing all this, i will add myself to the admins once i can commit to that role

[nicoddemus]

@RonnyPfannschmidt thanks, but I meant if you would like to also receive funds right now. In my opinion you should, even if you are in a hiatus right now.

[RonnyPfannschmidt]

Thanks @nicoddemus , i appreciate the offer/sentiment!

But i believe that we should have a very clear cut and pedantic line for the fairness that people who pay those funds will perceive.

right now my position/role is one that shouldn't be paid, so i don't get pay ^^

it is critical to consider, as those that provide the money do not share the nostalgia and gratefulness we feel for each other,
so from their perception something we do in good faith may look like misuse

i want to take part in ensuring that the overall reality is that pytest is grateful for the funds and makes good and effective use of them

naturally resulting from that mindset is that right now i don't get a dime :)

[flub]

the tidelift-admins team also seems like a good call +1 to all this

[nicoddemus]

Great, thanks everyone!

@asottile @blueyed, make sure to subscribe to Tidelift so you can get your share by the end of the month! 😁

cc @pytest-dev/core

[blueyed]

btw: just found this (a script to upload release notes): nedbat/coveragepy@e6bd510

[pfctdayelise]

Are these the only two docs pages not linked in Contents, somehow?

AKA how tf do I find this Tidelift page on the website?!

[nicoddemus]

@pfctdayelise indeed my bad, forgot to add a link in the contents page. :/

[nicoddemus]

PR open: #5297